Encyclopedia of hair : a cultural history / Victoria Sherrow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sherrow, Victoria, author.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hairdressing--History.

Hairdressing.

Hairdressing--Encyclopedias.

Hairstyles--History.

Hairstyles.

Hairstyles--Encyclopedias.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxi, 599 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Edition:

Second edition.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, California : Greenwood, 2023.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

"How we style our hair has the ability to shape the way others perceive us. For example, in 2017, the singer Macklemore denounced his hipster undercut hairstyle, a style that is associated with Hitler Youth and alt-right men, and in 2015, actress Rose McGowan shaved her head in order to take a stance against the traditional Hollywood sex symbol stereotype.This volume examines how hair-or lack thereof-can be an important symbol of gender, class, and culture around the world and through history. Hairstyles have come to represent cultural heritage and memory, and even political leanings, social beliefs, and identity. This second edition builds upon the original volume, updating all entries that have evolved over the last decade, such as by discussing hipster culture in the entries on beards and mustaches and recent medical breakthroughs in hair loss. New entries have been added that look at specific world regions, hair coverings, political symbolism behind certain styles, and other topics. An appendix of illuminating primary documents has also been added"-- Provided by publisher.

"The Encyclopedia of Hair, 2nd edition, looks at the history of hair through the ages, revealing certain common threads as well as many differences among cultures around the world. The focus of this book is on the care and appearance of the hair (both head and body) and on the social-historical, health-related, age-related, regulatory, and other non-utilitarian aspects of grooming hair and dealing with facial and body hair"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

List of Entries

Guide to Related Topics

Preface

Introduction

The Encyclopedia

Bibliography

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798216171683

9781440880148

144088014X

9781440873492

1440873496

OCLC:

1374603083